Author Topic: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.  (Read 866 times)

Offline jabberwoki

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Re: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2022, 09:07:38 PM »
Just watched this earlier tonight. Great stuff.

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Re: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2022, 09:52:22 PM »
Very interesting craft. I knew a book binder once, but had no idea about the nuances and intricacies of his profession. I do know that he was very well paid for his work at the time -- early 1970's IIRC

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Re: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2022, 02:49:01 PM »
I can't even think of a book I would have repaired. But like any restoration be it cars, tractors , motorcycles, furniture etc... There is a market out there I guess. Pretty cool skillz.
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Re: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2022, 08:33:50 PM »
I love watching craftsmen applying their trade. Facinating!

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Re: Very satisfying vid on old book binding and repair.
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2022, 09:44:32 PM »
The Mrs. grandfather was a bookbinder his whole life. I got possession of his handwritten book of "formulas" and recipes for making his own glue, glazing, and such. Hard to read the decades old script, but fascinating none the less.